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R.I.P. Rep. John Lewis (Original Post) Soph0571 Jul 2020 OP
Watched him during during the investigations.. Maxheader Jul 2020 #1
a brave and good soul... handmade34 Jul 2020 #2
He made good use of his time among us. n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #3
You will be SOOOOO missed polmaven Jul 2020 #4
R.I.P. John Lewis FakeNoose Jul 2020 #5
A great man has departed this earth gademocrat7 Jul 2020 #6
He moved mountains during his lifetime Tom Rinaldo Jul 2020 #7
... MoonRiver Jul 2020 #8
The Medal of Freedom. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2020 #9
Two of America's great Black Leaders. usaf-vet Jul 2020 #12
"And thanks to him, we now all have our marching orders -- to keep believing ancianita Jul 2020 #10
R.I.P. John Lewis you have done your duty to this country and more you will be missed R.I.P. usaf-vet Jul 2020 #11
😪 BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2020 #13
Crossing the Bridge Gothmog Jul 2020 #14

FakeNoose

(32,594 posts)
5. R.I.P. John Lewis
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 07:28 AM
Jul 2020

Thank you sir - for your awesome courage, your bold insights, and your extraordinary leadership.



gademocrat7

(10,645 posts)
6. A great man has departed this earth
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 07:46 AM
Jul 2020

Congressman John Lewis was one of the best. We will always hold him close in our hearts here in Atlanta. I mourn his loss.

Tom Rinaldo

(22,911 posts)
7. He moved mountains during his lifetime
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 07:54 AM
Jul 2020

The celebration of his legacy, and an avalanche of grief, will bury a miserable failed presidency beneath one of them. The contrast could not be starker and the whole world knows it. Together we will embrace what true greatness in America looks like, and the difference it can make.

ancianita

(35,933 posts)
10. "And thanks to him, we now all have our marching orders -- to keep believing
Sat Jul 18, 2020, 08:11 AM
Jul 2020

in the possibility of remaking this country we love until it lives up to its full promise." Barack Obama

https://www.businessinsider.com/obama-mourns-death-of-john-lewis-2020-7

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